Connecticut western news., 1887-06-22
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A slight shook of earthquake was felt in the vicinity of strasburg, Germany.
 Col. James E. Morrison, N. '. State Civil Service Commissioner, died of apoplexy.
 Queen Victoria in commemoration of her Jubilee grants amnesty to all military and naval prisoners convicted of minor otYenses.
 Ten thousand dollars worth of gambling Instruments, seized during the past eighteen months by the police of Atlanta, Ga., were publiely lroken up and burned in the princi- pal thor, ughfare of that city.
 There were loud protests against permit ting the British Charitable Association of Boston to use Fsneuil Hall to celebrate Queen Fictoria's jubilee.
 William Mahoncy, glove factory em- ployee at Cincinnati, made a successful dive from the Ohio River suspension bridge and swam ashore uninjured.
 The Catholics of Missouri are considerably worked up over the fact that the Rev. Father Fr 'ncis W. Graham, pastor of St. Patrick's Church at St. Joseph, participated in the Gatch-Burns marriage ceremony at St. Joseph few days ago, assisting two Protestant di- vines. This is the first time that Catholic priest has evrr off ,iated in marriage in con- nection with Protestant ministers.
 -Ex-Coroner Rocker and W. V. Rocker, the latter formerly Chicago newspaper man, and both sons of Dr. J. J. Rocker, who lives near Castleton, Ind, savasciy whipped Elijah Mol lenhopf in a justices court at Indianapolis. The quarrel was the result of joke.
 Judge Evans, of Illinois, called on the President and had an interview He is the faff oe fh, D0,,. lok IL graduating class who is now under discipline for insubordination. Young Evans has grad uated but has not yet received his diploma.
 Near Flat Lick, Knox county, Ky, Dr. Graham was sho. and instantly killed by Ben Hubbard. Graham had some spite against Hubbard, and, arming himself, went to the house of the latter, but Hubbard got the first shot, and killed Graham.
 Last Saturday, Levi Backus and G. D Stoddard, neighboring farmers, living near vernona, Columbia county, Ore, quarrelled over division line fence, and Backus shot and killed Stoddar1. Backus fled, but was pur- sued by the constable, who came upon him and ordered him to halt. Backus, who was armed with Winchester rifle, refused where- upon the constable shot him dead with re- volver.
 Russia insists that Turkey shall pay her war indemnity.
 During the trial at Leipsic of the mem- bers of the French Patriot League, who are accused of high treason, police inspector testified that 1t was 8 Frenchman who divulged the names of the accused members.
 The Interstate Railroad Commission have decided that they will not make general rule ing on the suspension of the long and short haul clause, but will examine complaints in each case on their merits.
 A new $50, OO-derrick, while undergoing 75-ton test at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, col lapsed. Alexander Melville had his arm brok- en and four men were nearly drowned.
 The Dauphin Island Railway, of which Robert Sewell, of New York, is President, will build from Mobile down the west shore of Mo bile Bay and across Grants Pass to Dauphin Island, distance of thirty five miles, Three railroads centre at Mobile and two others are projected. The company calculates that the facilities offered will attract much cotton, and Mobile being the nearest port in tue United States to coal mines, coal will be put on board cheaper than elsewhere. Mobile hopes thus to rival New Orleans.
 -Senor Balaquer, Minister of the Colonies, will introduce in the Spanish Cortes bill giving to every Cuban who pays $40 in taxes the right to vote in elections for members of the Cortes.